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Stones in pancreatic duct
Hi , my wife has stones of 8mm in her pancreatic duct. Can anyone suggest how to proceed with the medication. Are there any ayurvedic treatment to remove or dissolve the calcium deposits.
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Dr. Anil Kumar Jain
General Physician
9 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello there.
I can understand your concern.
Treatment is to be done by the surgeon.
So consult a general surgeon in person for further evaluation and management.
He will examine and suggest you further.
Best regards.
Dr. Anil Kumar Jain.
Bangalore.
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Dr. Chethan R S
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello there..... Chronic pancreatitis is commonly associated with debilitating abdominal pain, in part due to pancreatic duct obstruction. Pancreatic stones are often impossible to extract from the duct with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography alone. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is commonly used for fragmentation of obstructing nephrolithiasis and has demonstrated effectiveness in management of pancreatic stones.....
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